Kathmandu, June 23 -- Amid talks of Nepal-Bangladesh dedicated transmission line passing through the Siliguri corridor in India, the secretary level meeting between energy officials of both countries agreed to use the existing setup of Indian transmission lines to trade power in the short run.

The agreement was signed by Nepal's Energy Secretary Dinesh Ghimire and his Bangladeshi counterpart Ahmad Kaikaus during the Joint Steering Committee meeting at Cox Bazaar on Friday.

In line with the Memorandum of Under-standing signed by the two countries on 'Cooperation in the Field of Power Sector' last August, the authorities have also decided to study the prospect of building dedicated power lines in the long term.

Discussions on the use of ...